Transnational Perspectives in Gender Studies
Transnational Perspectives in Gender Studies
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Lecture 1: The Meaning of Freedom and Democracy for Women
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Group Discussion Questions:
• What specific characteristic of women's sexuality and gender provides them with potential authoritative power?
• Look at the longue duree history of South Africa and analyse how and why patriarchy transformed the power hierarchy.
• How did colonialism affect notions of sexuality in both South Africa?
• After listening to the discussions in the lecture and going through the slides, what was common in how sexuality was perceived and constructed?
• Androcentrism (male centredness and male control) crosses different modes of living. What do you think makes this possible?
Lecture 2: The Struggle for Gender Equality and the Transition to Democracy
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Group Discussion Questions:
• What kind of claims are the women making in this protest?
• What does the symbolism of the public form, nakedness, suggest in theoretical terms?
• What can we deduce about the disconnect between paper rights and lived relations of gender power in particular cultural contexts?